Re: overheating-I give up

[T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>]

At 9:25 AM -0400 5/30/01, Brad Sayer wrote:
>
>I did exactly that (with a thermometer also), and it showed 95-100 was right
>around half way.  Right around when the thermostat would be opening.  So, it
>is clear that the guage is fine, but the car is still hot.  Also, as
>mentioned, the coolant runs nice and clean.
>
>Brad
>
>87 16V


But, but, but 90-100 C is _fine_.  If your guages show hot but the temp is
100c then you have guages that read too high.

That said, note that VWs normally run right over the LED when things are
fine. (This is not in cold outside temps, but a nominal 50-70 degrees).

TBerk



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